Macrophages expressing TREM-1 are involved in the progression of HPV16-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

INTRODUCTION: Many types of research have been performed to improve the diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis of oropharyngeal carcinomas (OP-SCCs). Since they arise in lymphoid-rich areas and intense lymphocytic infiltration has been related to a better prognosis, a TREM-1 putative function in tumour progression and survival has been hypothesized.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-seven human papillomavirus (HPV) 16+ OP-SCC specimens have been analyzed to relate TREM-1 expression with histiocytic and lymphocytic markers, HPV presence and patients' outcome.

RESULTS: No differences have been shown between intratumoral and stromal CD4+ cells, while intratumoral CD8+ lymphocytes are higher with respect to the tumour stroma (p = .0005). CD68+ cells are more than CD35+ and TREM-1+; their presence is related to CD35± and TREM-1± histiocytes (p = .005 and .026, respectively). Intratumoral CD4+ lymphocytes are higher in p16+ cases (11/27) than in p16- (p = .042); moreover, p16 positivity correlates to a better survival (p = .034). CD4+, CD8+ and CD35+ cells have no impact on survival, while CD68 expression heavily influences progression and bad outcome (p = .037). TREM-1 positivity also leads to worst overall survival (p = .001): peritumoral expression and death-cause relationship are always significant, particularly when the cause is OP-SCC (p = .000).

CONCLUSION: While p16 shows to better stratify HPV16+ patients' outcome, TREM-1+ macrophages suggest their key importance in HPV-related OP-SCCs progression.KEY MESSAGESTREM-1 positivity correlates to the worst overall survival of HPV16-positive OPSCCs-affected patients.p16-positive HPV16 related OPSCCs patients have a better prognosis with respect to p16-negative ones.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Annals of medicine - 53(2021), 1 vom: 26. Dez., Seite 541-550

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Azzimonti, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Raimondo, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Squarzanti, Diletta Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Rosso, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Zanetta, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Aluffi Valletti, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Chiusa, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Masini, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Pecorari, Giancarlo [VerfasserIn]
Airoldi, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Krengli, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Giovarelli, Mirella [VerfasserIn]
Valente, Guido [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Journal Article
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OP-SCCs)
Peritumoral and intratumoral infiltration
Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1)
Tumoral microenvironment (TME)

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Date Completed 13.10.2021

Date Revised 02.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07853890.2021.1905872

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323251145